Miało być magicznie, mistycznie, czy było?
Pobudka o 3.00, Breakfast marathoner – white bread with raisins, tuk tuk waiting for an appointment, We move to start! Not only do we, but still others 460 daredevils.
Photo. Angkor Empire Marathon
It was dark, hot and stuffy. During warm-up the rain. Like the opening of the Olympic Games, from torches lit a candle and took marathon. We ran in the dark, because the road was not lit. We knew the route, proceeded familiar road near our hotel, police waved us!
We ran to the town of Siem Reap, lamps lit the way. The movement was like on the day, but the streets were blocked, although sometimes simultaneously he flashed a tuk-tuk or bus!
Ran hard to, hard to breathe, it was muggy. As previously announced, the organizers of watering points were at two kilometers, woda, The isotonic do opora, what 5 km to bananas. I tried not to water opijać, soaked mouth, sip and further. After about 7km split up with Maciek, from that moment I ran the very. With local folklore passed me no longer young runner in ordinary trousers, hawance shirt with handkerchief and BOSO. It looked like it was rushed out of the restaurant, I decided to join the race, But why had the start number? He was high in the general classification…
It got it is light, warmer and we were in the suburbs, Angkor could not see.
Finally, we ran on the road to the complex, the way zaliczyliśmy still slums and distinctive red paved street, headland and it was for us 26 km. Byłam 7 kobietą, mijanki are cool, because you can get an idea of what's going on. We exchanged information with Maciek, cieszyłam się, it is on the route in a good mood. For me it was the end of, maybe wall. Anyway, I started to slow down and lose pace in the end went to march. I realized, the other runners around me are like, and so tied to an international group of biegnąco-walking. At points we drank water, we ate bananas, We chatted, we were going, then again we ran. Together through thick and thin.
Atmosphere “marathon” It was great, exchanging remarks with many runners, we talked about Poland, marathons, often commented different color of my shoes. Było wesoło, though I felt not the best, and I was more and more difficult to move forward, because the course did not name. I benefited from the medical points, where I chłodzili calf. I wanted to mobilize and last 10 somehow km run, on average, it came.
We combined the “half”, I talked with friends Filipinos, I watched and looked for passing the temples of Angkor Wat, where she was a meta. Dobiegłam, end. Byłam 12 kobietą na mecie.
I went to the medical tent, they wanted me to put, give wet towels, lay a few delinquents under the drips. I checked if it is not to Maciek, calf cocked to compress frosty and went to rest on the grass.
Food was not at the finish line, already the charm of exotic marathons, for water, beer and juices libitum. I waited for Maciek from my point of lying closely watching the run. He finally lived, I went to meet him, and together they feasted on the grass.
o'clock 12, at Bosak, inched went to the hotel, but only marathon route 2 km…
After overpaid pasta with vegetables, which accounted for our meal that day, apart from a few slices of bread for breakfast, we went to sleep, it took us a 16 hours.
I have no regrets, However, the distance of the marathon at Angkor Empire Marathon not recommend. Definitely better to choose “half”, definitely prettier route, between the temples. 21 km is enough for 96% humidity and 33 degrees Celsius (odczuwalne 40). That day we were lucky, the sun was still hidden behind the clouds, if it was clear I do not know how we ended up. Very good organization, points for missed nothing, medical points, event, massages all great and very accessible, no queues. Few fans along the way, there were a lot of children from schools – I, they had to go, family and other runners, who have already completed trades. Nevertheless, the atmosphere was great. We were, pobiegliśmy, we completed.
42k: 04:21:39.8 (82 open i 12 kobieta) in 04:57:59.5